UMBC fell behind 3-0 early in the contest, but goals by junior
midfielder David
Campbell(Severna Park, Md./Severna Park), Linkous and
sophomore Ty
Kashur (Manassas, Va./Stonewall Jackson/CCBC-Essex) in a
span of 2:30 got the Retrievers even at 3-3 with 3:27 remaining in
the first quarter.

The Retriever nearly took the lead ,but a shot by freshman
midfielder Pat
Young (Ewing, N.J./Christchurch School) hit the post with
30 seconds remaining in the quarter and Fairfield corralled the
ground ball. Fairfield cleared and the Stags' Tristan Sperry scored
with just four seconds remaining in the quarter to give the hosts a
4-3 edge after 15 minutes.

Fairfield carried that momentum into the second quarter, as they
held UMBC to just five shots and outscored the Retrievers, 4-0.

FU led, 8-3 at the half and extended the scoring run to 6-0 as
Jordan Greenfield scored his third goal of the game 90 seconds into
the third quarter. UMBC tried a get a rally going, as Linkous
scored on the Retrievers' lone man-up chance of the day on a feed
from senior attackman Joe
Lustgarten (Wading River, N.Y./Wading River) and Finch
netted an unassisted tally with 5:13 to play and the third.

But the comeback was short-lived, as the hosts started a 5-1
surge just 1:24 after Finch's goal and were in control at 14-6 with
11:30 remaining in the contest .

Finch scored twice and freshman attackman Nate
Lewnes (Arnold, Md./St. Mary's) added a goal in the final
10:48 to finalize the scoring on the
day.

Murphy, the ECAC Defensive Player of the Week for the past two
weeks, made 10 of his 17 stops in the second half. UMBC senior
attackmen Scott
Jones (Port Coquitlam, B.C./Terry Fox) and Matt
Gregoire (Crofton, Md./South River) each managed six
shots, but could not dent the net.

UMBC senior goalkeeper Adam
Cohen (Arnold, Md./Severn) made all eight of his saves in
the middle two quarters of play.

FU's Jordan Greenfield led all scorers with four goals and six
total points in the game.

UMBC (1-3) meets No. 1 Maryland (4-0) on Wed., March 6 at Byrd
Stadium. The game will be televised by ESPNU and the opening face
is set for just after 5:00 p.m.